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26/02603/TPO - Application to fell/lop TPO trees Approved

Proposal

Silver Birch (T1) - Crown reduction by up to a maximum of 3m height and 1.5m lateral for the reasons of tree management, increased light transmission and reduced material overhanging neighbouring property in close proximity. Crown clean and sever ivy. Yew (T2) - Crown raise to 5m by removing 6 lowest branches and thin by 10% in order to increase light transmission into the garden. Crown clean and sever ivy. Locust (T3) - Removal due to basal decay. Weighted towards and within the target of dwelling. Removal will also allow more light transmission for ilex and Quercus in close proximity. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1355 m away: HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline; Inside the Chester built-up area; Green belt about 33 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £415,000 in April 2011. Detached house, freehold.

21 April 2011£415,000
26 May 2004£399,950New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Application to fell/lop TPO trees
Postcode
CH2 1JL
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Upton
Parish
Upton By Chester
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
336decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Chester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chester decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 28 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15165747
Planning Portal ref
PP-15165747
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.